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Referenced as 'the definitive biography of Cecil' when discussing William Cecil's role in Elizabethan government. The hosts quote Alford's description of Cecil being 'everywhere and everything in Elizabethan government.'

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Mentioned during discussion of the Elizabethan surveillance state and spy networks under Burghley and Walsingham. Dominic references 'Stephen Alford's book, The Watchers' and Tracey Borman confirms she's 'a huge fan of Stephen Alford's book' and keeps recommending it to people